Arsenal vs. PSG lineups, expected starting 11, confirmed team news and injuries: Calafiori, Merino offer Arteta fitness boost

Dom Farrell

Arsenal vs. PSG lineups, expected starting 11, confirmed team news and injuries: Calafiori, Merino offer Arteta fitness boost image

Arsenal host Paris Saint-Germain in a heavyweight clash on matchday two of the new-look UEFA Champions League.

Both clubs made tentative starts to the league phase, with Arsenal indebted to David Raya's penalty save to preserve a 0-0 scoreline at Atalanta.

PSG looked like they were about to play out a similar stalemate at home to Girona before a 90th-minute own goal from Paulo Gazzaniga settled the game in favour of Luis Enrique's side.

The Sporting News has all the latest team news and predicted starting lineups for a  mouthwatering showdown at Emirates Stadium,

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Arsenal vs. PSG lineups, predicted starting 11, team news

Riccardo Calafiori was a doubt for Arsenal after he appeared to suffer a hamstring injury during Saturday's dramatic 4-2 win over Leicester City but the Italy defender trained without any problems on Monday.

Ben White (groin) sat out the session and is a doubt for the PSG game. Mikel Merino is back in training following his shoulder injury but is not yet ready to feature.

Mikel Arteta could stick with an unchanged side from the weekend, when Leandro Trossard returned from his domestic suspension to be the two-goal hero. Captain Martin Odegaard (ankle), Kieran Tierney (hamstring) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf) remain on the sidelines.

Arsenal predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — Timber, Gabriel, Saliba, Calafiori — Havertz, Partey, Rice — Saka, Trossard, Martinelli

Injured: Odegaard, Tierney, White, Zinchenko, Merino
Suspended: None

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Luis Enrique has left Ousmane Dembele back in Paris after the winger clashed with his coach after the 3-1 weekend win over Rennes. Dembele's absence should give Randal Kolo Muani and Lee Kang-in the chance to atone for their wasteful showings against Girona.

No.1 Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal after shaking off a knock. Goncalo Ramos (ankle), Lucas Hernandez (knee) and Presnel Kimpembe (Achilles) are long-term absentees.

PSG predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Donnarumma (GK) — Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes — Ruiz, Neves, Zaire-Emery — Lee, Kolo Muani, Barcola

Injured: Ramos, Hernandez, Kimpembe
Suspended: None

Arsenal vs. PSG live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

RegionTVStreaming
USATUDN USA, UniMasParamount+Fubo, ViX, TUDN.com, Univision Now, TUDN App
CanadaDAZNFubo
UKAmazon Prime Video
AustraliaStan Sport
IndiaJioTV, Sony LIV

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.